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Chiu

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  1. 1
    A surname from Cantonese.
  2. 2
    A surname from Hokkien.
  3. 3
    A surname from Mandarin.

    "Exactly one year to the day a predawn fire destroyed the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s (雲門舞集) home in Pali, Taipei County, founder Lin Hwai-min (林懷民) stood in front of the Taipei Story House on Wednesday, a huge banner with dancer Chiu I-wen (邱怡文) leaping in the air hanging behind him."

Etymology

From several different Chinese surnames, including: * Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶) * Hokkien 周 (Chiu) * Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.

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